GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| opulence | wealth |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| fluke | flatfish |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |